by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2011
NYT Apologizes after Mass E-mail to 8.6 Million Sent in Error
The New York Times e-mailed millions of online subscribers Dec. 28 to notify them that their home delivery subscription has...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2011
Chilean Newspaper Readers Burned – Literally – by Churros Recipe, Newspaper Publisher to Pay Damages
At least 13 readers of Chilean newspaper La Tercera's Woman magazine were burned seven years ago after attempting to make...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 26, 2011
Washington DC Afffiliate Corrects, Apologizes for Lifting WashPost Paragraphs
Washington, D.C. CBS-affiliate WUSA unpublished this week a story that reportedly plagiarized from the Washington Post, Poynter's Julie Moos reported....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 25, 2011
New York Times Corrects Christopher Hitchens Obit
The New York Times issued a lengthy correction to its Dec. 16 obituary for Christopher Hitchens, Regret the Error's Craig...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2011
Canadian Association of Journalists’ Ethics Committee Offers Advice on Corrections, Unpublishing
The Canadian Association of Journalists' ethics advisory committee created an updated "best practices in digital accuracy and corrections." The committee...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2011
Eva Hoeke Out as Magazine Editor after Rihanna Racial Slur
Dutch fashion magazine editor Eva Hoeke stepped down this week because of a controversial article about singer Rihanna in which her...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2011
Whoops! Washington Post Publishes Christopher Hitchens Obit with Placeholder Text?
Whoops? The Washington Post apparently jumped the gun on its Dec. 16 obituary for writer Christopher Hitchens and published an...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2011
University College Cork Students Union to Boycott Irish Daily Mail after Inaccurate Story about Student
Irish university University College Cork's students' union decided Dec. 14 to "organise a 12-month boycott of the Daily Mail" after...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2011
1500 Complaints over Washington Post headline? WaPo Corrects after E-mail Campaign
The Washington Post corrected a photo gallery's headline and sub-headline after the newspaper's public editor received at least 1,500 complaints,...